वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-7

महिषो दुन्दुभिर्नाम कैलासशिखरप्रभः ।
बलं नागसहस्रस्य धारयामास वीर्यवान् ॥७॥

7. mahiṣo dundubhirnāma kailāsaśikharaprabhaḥ ,
balaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayāmāsa vīryavān.

7. mahiṣaḥ dundubhiḥ nāma kailāsaśikharaprabhaḥ
balam nāgasahasrasya dhārayāmāsa vīryavān

7. nāma dundubhiḥ kailāsaśikharaprabhaḥ vīryavān
mahiṣaḥ nāgasahasrasya balam dhārayāmāsa

7. A powerful buffalo named Dundubhi, radiant as the peak of Mount Kailasa, possessed the strength of a thousand elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - (a) buffalo (buffalo, great powerful one)

• दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - Dundubhi (proper name of the buffalo) (drum, war-drum)

• नाम (nāma) - by the name (by name, indeed, namely)

• कैलासशिखरप्रभः (kailāsaśikharaprabhaḥ) - shining like Kailasa's peak, resplendent as Kailasa's peak

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

• नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

• धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - he held, he bore, he possessed

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful (buffalo) (powerful, valorous, heroic)

Words meanings and morphology

महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - (a) buffalo (buffalo, great powerful one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, a great lord, powerful one

Note: Subject of the sentence.

दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - Dundubhi (proper name of the buffalo) (drum, war-drum)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum, a kind of demon

नाम (nāma) - by the name (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

कैलासशिखरप्रभः (kailāsaśikharaprabhaḥ) - shining like Kailasa's peak, resplendent as Kailasa's peak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kailāsaśikharaprabha

kailāsaśikharaprabha - shining like the peak of Kailasa

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kailāsaśikhara+prabha)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailasa (mythical mountain, abode of Shiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)
• prabha – light, splendor, shining, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'pra-' (forth) + root 'bhā' (to shine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Adjective for mahiṣaḥ.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, army

Note: Object of dhārayāmāsa.

नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nāgasahasra

nāgasahasra - a thousand elephants

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+sahasra)

• nāga – elephant, snake, mythical serpent
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies balam.

धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - he held, he bore, he possessed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dhārayāmāsa

perfect tense, periphrastic perfect (causal of dhṛ + āmāsa)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful (buffalo) (powerful, valorous, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, brave, vigorous, possessing strength

Possessive suffix -vat